Hey friends, Hyeon here! 🙋♀️ Today’s lovely term is “koi no yokan”. I love that the Japanese and the Germans seem to have a single word for every feeling like Schadenfreude or Hitomebore so I pay attention when a good…
If you look up pics of Dotonbori (sometimes stylized Dotombori or Dotonburi) in Osaka, you don’t have to scroll far before you see someone posing in front of the Glico running man sign. But why? What’s so special about some…
Towering over Ushiku city in the middle of Ibaraki prefecture, is a 120 meter (390ft) tall statue of a buddha made of bronze. You can’t drive through Ibaraki and not stop to visit if you’re on a trip. After all,…
Does Ross’ dorky fake martial arts come up in your head when you hear Unagi? Or maybe you’re here because you’re hearing Unagi or Anago for the first time? Wherever you’re coming from, no need to worry. This is not…
Is Japanese mayo just popular because it’s Japanese? No, but I understand your skepticism. If I were to ask you “Which country loves mayo the most?” you’d probably say America, Germany or some Slavic country, right? I feel you’d be…
It’s funny how Japan’s world famous for various landmarks and world heritage sites but for us westerners, the list doesn’t usually go beyond Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Okinawa. We’re vaguely aware that there’s more to the country but we don’t…
